EAST PALESTINE, OH —
OSHA Inspection: SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC.
Unprogrammed Related inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an unprogrammed Related health inspection of SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC. in TAGGERT ROAD, EAST PALESTINE, OH 44413 (NAICS 562910). OSHA activity number 346569775.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC.
- Site address
- TAGGERT ROAD
- City
- EAST PALESTINE
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 44413
- Mailing
- 300 COMMERCIAL DRIVE, WASHINGTON, PA 15301
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Unprogrammed Related (G)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 562910
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
1910.120 Q01
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $10,938 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1): An emergency response plan shall be developed and implemented to handle anticipated emergencies prior to the commencement of emergency response operations. The plan shall address at a minimum the elements required under 1910.120(q)(2). a.) Prior to and as of February 20, 2023 in response to a train car derailment incident that occurred on February 3, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio where several train cars released several hazardous chemicals, such as, but not limited to n-Butyl Acrylate, the Employer did not effectively implement its emergency response plan for its employees in that the following elements were not appropriately in place: - 1910.120(q)(2)(v) - Site security and control - Exclusion, Contamination Reduction and Support zones were not secured and controlled to prevent unauthorized individuals from entering areas where chemicals were actively leaking and moving through the soil and water; and - 1910.120(q)(2)(vii) - Decontamination - Exclusion, Contamination Reduction and Support zones were not set up with designated decontamination areas, staff or equipment to wash off soil potentially contaminated with chemicals from the spill.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $10938
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346569775.
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